Fence construction.



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE JOHN J. HICKS, OF CHALKLEVEL, TENNESSEE.

FENCE CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of lllfetters Patent No. 701,810, dated J' une 3, 1902.

Application filed October 24, 1901. Serial No. 79,870. A(No model.) n

T0 all whom, t may concern:

Be it knownthat I, JOHN J.,HICKS, a citizen of the United-States, residing at Chalklevel, inthe county of Benton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence Construction;`

and it consists ofcertain novel'features of combination and construction of parts, the preferred form of which will be illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically set forth in the following specification.

The prime object of my invention is to provide means for reliably holding together in operative combination a plurality of rails, fence-posts, and braces employed to form a fence which will be found useful and'desirable for any and all of the purposes for which such an appliance is used.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made apparent, considered in con nection with thel accompanying drawings, I in whioh- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention complete as 'applied to use. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof on a slightly-reduced scale. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the fence, taken ona line with the braces employed to hold'the fence in an upright position. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the end of one of the rails employed to coperate with the bracing-sections. I

I will designate the various featuresof my invention and coperating accessories by numerals in order that each of the parts may be readily referred to in the following specification.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings,

Yl designates a fence-post of any preferred conopposite sides of the fence-posts l and are properly secured by interweaving the wire 2 in suitableapertures provided in the posts 1, it being understood that the upper and lower ends of said wire may be secured or reliably anchored in any preferred way, as by a staple or the equivalent thereof.

Above the plurality of bars 3-1 secure an upper and lower rail-section, respectively 4 and 5, also properly secured by means of the continuous wire 2, wrapping or looping around the same in the same manner in which said Wire is employed to secure the ends of the bars 3.-

The rail-sections 4 and 5 may be of any preferred length, and it is designed to overlap l the ends thereof, and when said ends are thus overlapped they are provided with suitablylocatedrecesses 6, designed to receive contiguous parts of the bracing-sections 7, inasmuch as said bracing-sections will rest or lie in the recesses 6, 'whereby the parts thus unitedmay be firmly secured by means of the clamping-sections S, formed of wire, or said clamping-sections may be replaced by a suitable bolt, (not shown,)' if preferred.

While I lhave shown the bar-sections 3 and the rails 4 and 5 as of comparatively short length, it Awill be understood that they may be of any preferred length deemed most suitable for the purpose.

My improved fence may b e very cheaply formed of any suitable material. In some instances the sound portions of the rails vof an old fence may be used in place of the bars 3 and the rails 4 and 5, and inasmuch as the posts l may stand directly upon the surface of the ground I am able to do away with the necessity of digging holes for the reception A'of the posts.

If preferred, a fiat stone may be laid upon the ground and the posts 1 stand thereon, which will keep the same from deteriorating, as might be the case if disposed directly in contact with the soil. Y

The bracing-sections '7 are extended down'- ward and rest upon the surface of the ground upon either side of the fence and are designed to hold the posts 1 and the rails carried thereby in a true upright position. If deemed desirable, the bracing-sections 7 may be of sufficient length to entirely suspend the post-sections l above the surface of the soil, and therefore out of contact therewith, though in most instances it will be desirable to allow said posts to rest upon such surface. It will be further obvious that the clampingwire 2 may be dispensed with and the bars 3 nailed or otherwise secured directly to the posts.

My improved fence may be very quickly constructed and formed of any suitable material deemed most desirable for thepurpose, and while I have described the preferred construction set forth in Figs. l, 2, and 4 I desire to call attention to the construction illustrated in Fig. 3, wherein it will be observed that suitable registering apertures are formed in the rail-sections 4 and 5, designed to receive the locking-pin 9, which extends also through an aperture provided in a contiguous part of the bracing-sections 7, as clearly shown in the seotionalview presented in Fig. 3. By providing the pin 9 the parts will be very reliably held in operative relationship with each other.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described fence comprising a plurality of bar-sections 3; a plurality of railseotions 4 and 5, in combination wit-h fenceposts proper l, means to secure said posts and said rail-sections in operative combination with each other; bracing-sections 7 crossing each other near their upper ends and fittin;r recesses in a contiguous part of the railsections, and a locking-pin fitting in registering apertures in said rail and bracing sections, all substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN J. HICKS.

Witnesses:

T. J. ANDERSON, GEORGE GWIN. 

